| x | = | 1 | + | ( | 147 | ÷ | 48 | + | x | ÷ | 12 | ) | ÷ | 3 | + | 2 | ( | 17 | ÷ | 8 | + | x | ÷ | 2 | ) | ÷ | 3 |
| Right side of the equation = | 1 | + | ( | 147 | ÷ | 48 | + | x | ÷ | 12 | ) | × | 1 3 | + | 2 3 | ( | 17 | ÷ | 8 | + | x | ÷ | 2 | ) |
| x | = | 1 | + | ( | 147 | ÷ | 48 | + | x | ÷ | 12 | ) | × | 1 3 | + | 2 3 | ( | 17 | ÷ | 8 | + | x | ÷ | 2 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 1 | + | 147 | ÷ | 48 | × | 1 3 | + | x | ÷ | 12 | × | 1 3 | + | 2 3 | ( | 17 | ÷ | 8 | + | x | ÷ | 2 | ) |
| = | 1 | + | 49 48 | + | x | × | 1 36 | + | 2 3 | ( | 17 | ÷ | 8 | + | x | ÷ | 2 | ) |
| = | 97 48 | + | 1 36 | x | + | 2 3 | ( | 17 | ÷ | 8 | + | x | ÷ | 2 | ) |
| = | 97 48 | + | 1 36 | x | + | 2 3 | × | 17 | ÷ | 8 | + | 2 3 | x | ÷ | 2 |
| = | 97 48 | + | 1 36 | x | + | 17 12 | + | 1 3 | x |
| = | 55 16 | + | 13 36 | x |
| x | = | 55 16 | + | 13 36 | x |
| x | − | 13 36 | x | = | 55 16 |
23 36 | x | = | 55 16 |
| x | = | 55 16 | ÷ | 23 36 |
| = | 55 16 | × | 36 23 |
| = | 55 4 | × | 9 23 |
| x | = | 495 92 |
| x | = | 5.380435 |